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Release, with a covenant to levy a fine (lease missing) i) Robert Henley Ongley, Lord Ongley, Frances, Lady Ongley, his wife ii) John Arch, Clifton, farmer iii) Robert Green, Old Warden, farmer iv) George Edwards, Henlow, esquire v) John Harvey, Ickwell Bury, Northill, esquire Consideration - £2800 paid by ii) to i)

14 Dec 1804

From: 1804 To: 1804

i) releases to ii) - Pedleys Farm, dovehouse etc. in Clifton - homestall or close pasture adjoining called the Home Close (total 2 acres) - Butts Close (1½ acres) - pieces arable and pasture in common fields of Clifton (122 acres 1 rood 32 perches) --- 11 acres 20 perches Lammas Meadow called Further Green Hill, Rush Mead and Round Mead - 4 acres 24 perches of common meadow ground in Clifton called the Hurlefer, Stanford Holme, Dan Acre and Brook Mead - 127 acres 28 perches open field arable in common fields of Clifton --- 30 acres 20 perches in Shefford Field --- 12 acres 2 roods in How Field --- 33 acres 3 roods 17 perches in Hitchin Field --- 10 acres 1 rood 21 perches in Little Field --- 20 acres 1 rood 10 perches in East Field all formerly in occupation of Sarah Lyles and now of ii) - cottage and close pasture adjoining in Clifton formerly in occupation of Sarah Dear late of Mary Conquest, widow deceased, and now of Daniel Tompkins (1 acre 2 roods 20 perches) - other cottage, garden, orchard etc. in Clifton, in occupation of Thomas Neal, adjoining above and with it forming one building all above were formerly the estate of Richard Astley and afterwards of William Yates deceased - piece meadow or sweard called the Droves (2 acres) in Clifton in occupation of i), formerly estate of Sir Samuel Ongley, knight deceased - pieces, land ground (1 acre 3 roods 32 perches) in common fields of Clifton --- In Upper Rylands Furlong ----- 1 land (1 rood 25 perches) lying N. and S. ----- 1 land more (1 rood 17 perches) N. land hereby granted S. James Whittingstall --- In Greenhill Furlong at Shefford Lane and running across the road leading from Shefford to Clifton ----- 2 lands lying together with the grass at N. end (3 roods 22 perches) E. land hereby intended to be released W. - ----- 1 land (1 rood 8 perches) S. Shefford Road E. land hereby granted or released on E. W. Simpson Anderson (now in occupation of ii) and were by the inclosure set out to Lord Ongley from the estate of William Horne and wife Ann and Arthur Bold and Martha his wife in exchange) to hold, free of land tax, which has been redeemed, to use of ii) or to iii) as trustee for ii) i) will levy fine to iv) of the property to bar the right of dower of Frances, Lady Ongley, and to more effectually assure it to ii). also Lord Ongley will, at proper request of ii) show him: Lease and release of 30 and 31 December 1700 Lease and release of 9 and 10 August 1720 Indentures of lease [and release] of 8 and 9 November 1792 Copies may be provided at cost of ii) v) will be interested in said property for remainder of said terms of 1000 years and 50 years in trust for ii) Signatures of i), ii), iv) and v) Endorsed receipt Witnesses: Isaac Hindley, Baldock, Hertfordshire, George Neal, Old Warden

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Ongley, Robert Henley,
Ongley, Frances,
Arch, John,
Green, Robert,
Edwards, George,
Harvey, John,
Lyles, Sarah,
Dear, Sarah,
Conquest, Mary,
Tompkins, Daniel,
Neal, Thomas,
Astley, Richard,
Yates, William,
Ongley, Samuel,
Whittingstall, James,
Anderson, Simpson,
Horne, William,
Horne, Ann,
Bold, Arthur,
Bold, Martha,
Neal, George,
Hindley, Isaac

legal papers, DEEDS, CLIFTON, Clifton Pedleys Farm, Clifton fields, dovehouses